Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-01

tinuing to occupy his holding for rs
long period as the Judge might decide
and to pay fair rental fixed by the court.
PRINCIPLE OF THE BILL.
The principle here was leniency to the
innocent insOlYent, OF whose good faith
and eXactitude the court should be as
sured, but eXtravagant and idle insolYents
would be left to the ordinary laws. The
rates of landlords who mad not received
their rents, or whose land had not been
occupied owing to intimidation, would
be remtted. The bill provided for a
state of things which the government
hoped by legislation before long to re-
move, and was an installment, but In no
sense composition. The government
asked their lordships who were landlords
in ireland and those connected with them
to make heavy sacrifices. The measure
strictly regarded the rights of property,
and was through an earnest desire to
remedy the complaints arising from the
land laws drawn in spirit of fairness
and justice.
Lord G. lnTille said that the COwper
COMMISSIONS plan was a comprehensive
one, but the government measure founded
on 1t was at present lopsided. He urged
the government TO state the general
character of the legislation by which
they proposed to abolish dual owner
ship.
Earl OF Belmore said that while the
measure would hit some landlords hard
1t also would hit some tenants whose
present rents were much lower than the
court would fix.
Earl of Dunraven said that the meas
ure would be a beneficial one, but the
only chance Of satisfying Ireland was by
the abolition of the dual ownership of
land invented by Mr.. Gladstone and his
party.
The bill passed It's first reading and
the second reading was fixed for April 81.
CHANGE OF VENUE TO BE ABANDONED.
The Cabinet have decided to abandon
that clause OF the Irish criminal law
amendment bill which provides for the
changing of venue from Dublin to London
IN certain classes OF criminal trials, thus
practically removing the greatest cause
OF the Liberal VI nionist opposition to the
bill.
The National Liberal Federation has
Issued o summons for a meeting to be
held April g at the Metropolitan Hotel for
the purpose of denouncing the proposed
Irish coercion measures.
LABoUCHERE TAUNTs BALFoUR.
Mr.. Labouchere speaking in the House
OF Commons tonight said that the dsor-
ders in ireland were due to execrable
laws and the governments defiance ofthe
wishes OF the people. The Conservatives
seemed to be unable to understand that
they were dealing with nation entitled
to make its own laws, and not with indi-
viduals. The terrorism and outrage
which flourished in the Southern States
during Andrew JohnsOn's time ceased
in 1876 when home rule was granted.
The speaker tauuted Mr.. BalfOur with
his ignorance OF the condition of ireland
and said that Mr. BalfOur hardly cared
what measure he proposed. He de-
nounced partisan Irish judges for making
exciting political harangues when there
happened to be judgeship vacant.
POLITICAL SLAVES.
AS regarded the proposal to make the
crimes bill permanent measure, If that
were done the bill would never be abro.
gated, as majority of the members OF the
House OF Lords were the Marquis OF Sails
bury's subseryient political slaves. The
speaker here interposed, and MIR. La
bouchere modified his expression TO "a
majority were entirely in Lord Salisbury's
hands," He satd the Irish conspirators
were a class OF privileged landlords who
were perpetual enemies of the people and
who desired to deprive them OF their civil
rights. He taunted Mr.. Chamberlain
with having made an offer TO the Liberals
to oppose coercion If they would accept
his ITibu ptdubs w HSH tuIS OuGT WAS Ie-
fused, he said, Mr.. Chamberlain took his
goods to the other side. MIR. Cham berlain
only "wanted his miserable vanity
satisfied" The Radicals would not
forgive Mr.. Chamberlain If he voted for
coercion.
THE DOOR CLOSING.
The door OF repentance was closing
against the Radicals who were atfording
the Tories an unnatural aud hollow and
dscreditable support. This was the last
effort of the classes against the masses.
1t was a struggle between the plutocrats
Irish and English landlords-and the
fair share OF its fruits. 1t
was a struggle between system
of government by the people and q
system based upon coercion OF the
people. The English Democrats would
stand shoulder to shoulder with the
Irish Democrats. Apart from the justice
of the cause it was their interest to do so,
because they know that when the gov
ernment finished with Ireland the turn of
the English Democrats would come. He
did not lea ar permanent Conservative sue
cess. The flowing tide was with the
Democrats, the ebbing with the Conser-
vatives. The bill would more than any
thing else advance home rule.
NO EXCUSE FOR THE BILL.
Henry Embellishments said that
the government had proposed the Irish
crimes bill in Difference 10 Its noisy sup
porters and to a blatant DreS. They mad
presented no case for the measure. He
quoted the opinions OF judges in favor OF
the bill, but said that those judges had
received the information upon which they
based their opinions from the same source
as had the government. [Cheers.l He did
not dispute the fact that the law might
be advantageousiy improved so as TO
facilitate the obtaining Of yerdicts, and
suggested the adoption Of the Scotch sys-
tenn, taking the verdict Of the majority oil
the Jury. He admitted that intimidation
existed in Ireland to a certain extent,
but claimed that before dealing with that
the government had 10 consider that 1t
had Its origin clearly in agrarIen diff.
Guilty.
THE COMBINE.
The extensive tenants com bination
came into existence TO meet the system
OF repression which the impoverished
people had been unable 10 meet otherwise.
II the proposed remedial measures proved
o success coercion would not be needed,
and II they proved a failure coercion
would be useless, because IL would not
allay the discomfort thai such a failure
would engender. The bill should be con-
demned on both these grounds. Cheers
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